Sökning: "C-reactive protein test"

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1. 11. Acute febrile illness in preschool children in Zanzibar - Infectious aetiologies, diagnosis and treatment

   Författare :Kristina Elfving; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; Infections; Low-income country; Tanzania; malaria; pneumonia; antibiotics; fever; diagnosis; polymerase chain reaction; preschool; influenza virus; Respiratory syncytial virus; diarrhoea; norovirus; dengue virus;

   Sammanfattning : Background: A majority of the three million children in Africa that do not survive their fifth birthday die from infections that often start as a seemingly uncomplicated febrile illness. Primary health care workers frequently encounter febrile children with a negative malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT), in particular in places like Zanzibar with a considerable decline in malaria prevalence. LÄS MER

3. 12. Wild vegetables and micronutrient nutrition : Studies on the significance of wild vegetables in women's diets in Vietnam

   Författare :Britta M. Ogle; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Edible wild plants; gathered vegetables; Vietnam; micronutrients; rapid appraisal; dietary assessment; nutrition status; chemical analysis; food diversity; folate; medicinal foods; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Nutrition; näringslära;

   Sammanfattning : The principal aim has been to investigate the contemporary role and importance of edible wild plants in the diets of women in different agro-ecological regions of Vietnam. Field studies were undertaken in four villages in the Mekong Delta (MD) and the Central Highlands (CH) in 1995-1999. LÄS MER

4. 13. Associations between oral biofilm, periodontal disease, and systemic health : with a focus on atherosclerosis and breast cancer

   Författare :Maha Yakob; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :periodontal disease;

   Sammanfattning : The general hypothesis of this series of studies was that oral infections, particularly periodontal disease, by triggering inflammatory reactions detrimentally affect systemic health where inflammations are known to play a role in the pathogenesis, namely cardiovascular disease and cancer. Consequently, the general aim was to study the association between oral biofilm and certain oral micro-organisms, periodontal disease, and selected inflammatory markers with a focus on atherosclerosis and breast cancer (BC). LÄS MER

5. 14. Temporomandibular joint pain and tissue destruction in relation to inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis

   Författare :Neveen Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :ACPA;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to study temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and bone tissue destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in particular: pro- and anti‐inflammatory cytokines, systemic inflammatory activity, and the impact of TMJ pain on daily activities and quality of life. This thesis comprises three parts. LÄS MER

7. 15. Glutamate modulates temporomandibular joint bone tissue resorption in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

   Författare :Anna‐Kari Hajati; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The general aim was to investigate the occurrence and development of TMJ bone tissue resorption and to identify predictors for progression during the two first years with rheumatoid arthritis. The thesis comprises one cross‐sectional part and one longitudinal part. LÄS MER